Tests/Diagnostics
Diagnostic test that uses electrodes placed on the body to record the electrical activity of the heart.
What is an electrocardiogram/ECG/EKG?
The system responsible for transporting blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout an animal's body.
What is the cardiovascular/circulatory system?
A procedure that involves removing plaque and tartar from an animal's teeth, usually under general anesthesia.
What is dental scaling? (Dental cleaning)
The rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats.
What is a dewclaw?
A condition where the stomach fills with gas and twists on itself. This blocks blood flow and traps air and food.
What is bloat?
Blood test that measures red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets to help detect infections, anemia, and other conditions.
What is a complete blood count/cbc?
The system that includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
What is the urinary system?
The insertion of a flexible tube with a camera into an animal's digestive tract to examine internal structures.
What is an endoscopy?
The type of tissue that covers the body's surfaces, lines the body's cavities, and covers the surface of internal organs.
What is epithelial tissue?
A contagious retrovirus that affects cats, weakening their immune system and potentially causing anemia, lymphoma, and fatal disease.
What is FeLV?
A screening test for heartworm, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis.
What is a SNAP/4DX test?
The system that includes the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and regulates hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
Surgery that includes the removal of a foreign object from an animal's stomach?
What is a gastrotomy?
The common anatomical term used for the tarsus, or tarsal joints.
What is the hock?
A virus that attacks rapidly dividing cells, especially in the intestinal tract and bone marrow, leading to dehydration, immune suppression, and heart damage particularly in puppies.
What is parvo?
A test that uses X-rays after an animal swallows a contrast agent to identify blockages or abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract.
What is a barium contrast study?
The system that includes the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and helps defend the body against infections.
What is the lymphatic/immune system?
A surgical procedure involving the removal of an animal's intestine and the reconnection of the remaining healthy sections.
What is an intestinal resection/anastomosis?
The muscle that is responsible for closing the jaw during chewing.
What is the masseter?
An endocrine disorder that affects cortisol, aldosterone, blood pressure, metabolism, and immune system function. This leads to fatigue, behavioral changes, growth issues, and digestive problems.
What is adrenal disease?
Diagnostic test that involves collecting cells from an animal's bone marrow to investigate blood disorders, anemia, and certain cancers.
What is bone marrow aspiration?
The system responsible for regulating involuntary functions such as heart rate, digestion, and pupil dilation through its sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Surgical procedure that involves the complete removal of an animal's eyeball due to severe injury, disease, or other medical conditions.
What is an enucleation?
The location of the xiphoid process.
What is the bottom of the rib cage?
An infection that causes sudden death, high fever, restlessness, and bleeding from natural openings. Other signs include trembling, muscle spasms, labored breathing, and unsteady movement.
What is anthrax?